[Saturday] was a very tough loss, and we bounced back great. Give [catcher] Todd [Pratt] a lot of credit back there. He did a great job moving around and setting up my pitches. |
Everybody has to find a way to get things going together. And myself is included in that. |
From the beginning I just didn't have it. I was out of control. |
He's definitely got the makeup, the stuff. He's the No. 1 in my mind. The reason I say that is his age. He's going to put up big numbers over a long career. |
I can only get better. |
I can't explain that. But I can tell you that it hasn't entered anybody's mind in this locker room. |
I didn't have good stuff. I'm not contributing. That's the bottom line. |
I feel like my stuff is crisper than what it was earlier in the year, but I can't do it without location and my defense, |
I felt very good. I knew it from warms ups. I felt very strong and it was as good as I can get. |
I had better command of my pitches than I've had, ... and I felt as good as I've ever felt. |
I just focus on things, day by day. I just want to be as consistent as I can. |
I just wasn't hitting my spots like I wanted to. |
I know everyone in here knows we can play with those guys. We aren?t intimidated by them one bit. |
I like big games, ... Beyond that, I can't explain it. |
I think Brett deserves to be the No. 1. You look at how far he's come, his age and just his stuff and you have to say he's the No. 1. |